Up, Up and Away

It has been a bit of a grey day today and not the kind of day for a spot of motorised paragliding, but this chap and his friend were determined to brave the grey skies and try anyway.

Thank you so much to everyone who commented on my Red Sky at Night shot yesterday, putting it on the PP. So glad you liked the photo.

[Sylvia du Toit]

Well done.

[sally agnew]

Love that pop of colour against the grey sky. It is very grey here now, lets hope we get some rain :)

[Sue]

Wow, you wouldn't catch me up there in that. Great shot Babs.

[Denise Wood]

fascinating paraglider! haven't seen one here yet! Great capture :)

[Linda]

Looks like fun and a good shot of bravery.

[Joyce]

Great shot looks like a fun pastime.

[Babs]

@sdutoit Thanks for dropping by Sylvia

[Babs]

@hermann Thanks Sally. No rain here yet, just grey. We have got some rain on the way though apparently.

[Babs]

@sioux Me neither. I think it has about as much power as a sewing machine.

[Babs]

@gilbertwood I've seen this chap out a couple of times. I guess he must be local. Rather him than me, there isn't much power in this by the sound of it.

[Babs]

@pippie @thistle Thank you both. Not so sure about the fun though Joyce. I think I agree with Linda he is very brave. There are two people on here and I think it only has a two stroke engine. Probably about as much power as a lawn mower, ha ha.

[Margaret Obey]

Great capture, wish it was young enough to have a go at this.

[Barb Newcomb]

Better them than me! It would be a tad cool up there too!

[Valerie Chesney]

Great shot....

[Sheralee S]

It looks like fun but not for me. Nice capture Babs.

[Taffy]

Well captured -- tack sharp!

[Rachel]

Great capture, a splash of colour in a grey sky :-)

[Trisha Ford]

Wow! Looks scary but fun!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture.

[Molly]

A great capture, made all the more so by the yellow and blue of the glider.

[Margaret Brown]

Super capture, this must be great fun!

[Pat Knowles]

Oh the freedom here......I was born too soon!

[Peter]

Beautiful capture in lovely colour and detail Babs:)

[gloria jones]

Neat capture

[Leslie]

Wow never seen it with a fan before . excellent capture

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Lois]

I've never seen this before! Cool!

[Gena Pegg]

WOW...what a fun shot. I prefer my feet on the ground but how cool you were able to capture this.

[Marnie]

Great shot Babs. Les tells me one of these things landed down at the footy ovals the other day and really puzzled Maggie no end.

[Rosan]

I didn't know there were motorized ones. Looks like great fun. Wonderful sharp capture!

[Rachel]

This looks such fun, though I would have thought it was a chilly sport in winter.

[Babs]

@ceilidh @beachdog @happysnaps @bella_ss @taffy @mrsrcg @trishaford @mittens @dolphin @craftymeg @happypat @pcoulson @seattlite @bkbinthecity @loweygrace @eyesmile @fntngrma Thanks so much. I don't think I will be trying out one of these though. It does look a bit fragile and the motor wasn't exactly big.

[Babs]

@lesip ha ha. It does look a bit like a fan doesn't it. I think it had about as much power as a fan too. think I will stick to more conventional forms of transport.

[Babs]

@golftragic Ha ha. I wonder if it was this one Les saw, it was quite a windy day. Cheap way to get to Victoria I suppose.

[Babs]

@888rachel It was a bit chilly Rachel, so rather him than me. Hope he was wearing his thermals.

[AmyJ]

Wow - what a ride! Great capture!

[Marnie]

@onewing Entirely possible. They must be totally mad to be tootling around up there courtesy of a lawnmower engine!

[Paula W]

Well I've never seen anything like that before - the things people dream up! I like the colour of the parachute.

[Jen Hudson]

Love the bright colours of these parachutes. Lovely comp here of it gliding into the shot.

[Pam]

Great capture!!

[Gillian]

I have wanted to do this for ages! But can't find anyone reliable enough to send me up there! ;)